moderating effect on their willingness to take on that giant issue. >> curt anderson thank you so much, the book "evil geniuses" is now out in paperback. great to have you, great conversation. thanks, mike, for staying all the way to 9:00 on the east coast. >> still wearing my pants. >> every day pants on. >> prove it. >> we expect you here. that does it for us this morning, stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. ♪♪ hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is wednesday, september 22nd, let's get smarter. today we could get a clear answer on who should get a booster shot. a cdc panel is meeting in less than an hour and hopefully we will get an answer soon. while many parents want to know when their kids could be eligible for the vaccine as we approach the dangerous winter months. we'll be speaking with one father who put his 9-year-old